1st edition Published : 22nd Jun 2018 Bradt?s new Emilia-Romagna is the most
thorough and in-depth guide available to this entire north Italian region (not
just Bologna and the main cities) with a strong focus on history, background
information, art and culture, as well as extensive detail on the Apennines along
the Tuscan border, where you can escape the flatlands of the Po and go trekking,
cycling and skiing. Here are some of region?s prettiest villages, including
Vignola, famous for cherries and lovely medieval Castell?Arquato and
Brisighella. To the east, the Romagna part of this hyphenated region boasts long
sandy Adriatic beaches, wildlife-filled lagoons around the Po Delta, and the
world?s smallest republic, San Marino. Written by expert authors Dana Facaros
and Michael Pauls, possibly the world?s most experienced travel writers on
Italy, Bradt?s Emilia-Romagna is the definitive guide to this diverse and
authentic area. Bologna, the regional capital, is covered in detail, from
accommodation and restaurants to galleries, museums, shopping and the new FICO
Eataly food theme park. Emilia-Romagna combines the rich farmlands of the Po
plain with dazzling cities strung like pearls along the straight-as-a-die Via
Emilia. The capital, Bologna, home to the world?s oldest university, and the
smaller cities of Parma, Modena, Ferrara, Piacenza, Ravenna and Rimini are
year-round destinations, each strikingly different, each filled with art and
architectural masterpieces and fascinating museums housing everything from
Etruscan vases to still life by Giorgio Morandi. Ravenna glitters with Byzantine
mosaics; Parma, the town of Correggio, is mad about opera; Modena, with its
stupendous medieval cathedral, is the hometown of Pavarotti and Ferrari; Ferrara
has delightful early Renaissance frescoes; Rimini was immortalised by Fellini in
Amarcord. With Bradt?s Emilia-Romagna you can discover all of this and more.
With 22 town and area maps, plus language, art and architecture glossaries, full
practical information and all the background context you could need, Bradt?s
Emilia-Romagna is the perfect companion for art lovers, food lovers, families
taking a beach holiday and city-break enthusiasts of all ages.